Results:
Eighty-two cases were recruited. Fifty cases (61%) were negative for
SARS‐CoV‐2 while 32 cases (39%) were positive. Sixty-four cases (78%)
were recovered while 18 cases (22%) died.
Covid 19 patients had more A profile and more abnormal A lines
than non-Covid 19 group (p<0.001).
Smoking, congestion in X ray, A profile and abnormal A
lines in lung ULS are independent predictors for Covid 19 infection.
A scoring system for prediction of Covid 19 using clinical and
radiological data was calculated with a sensitivity of 93.8% and a
specificity of 58%. Mortality in Covid 19 patients is significantly
correlated with age, duration of fever, presence of cardiac disease, B
profile and abnormal A lines by lung ULS.
However, it is negatively correlated with initial O2 saturation and EF
by echocardiography